Elden Ring's Release Day Will Be a Holiday for Some Workers in Japan

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Japanese development studio Pocket Pair, the team behind Craftopia, is giving staffers the day off on Elden Ring's February 25 launch date. Pocket Pair's multiplayer survival game Craftopia hit PC via Steam in September 2020, then migrated to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles the following summer. Interestingly, between those two dates, the production crew was given a day off much like the forthcoming Elden Ring-related holiday. Instead of allowing its team to spend some quality time with FromSoftware's latest, however, Pocket Pair's March 2021 holiday revolved around the release of Monster Hunter Rise on Nintendo Switch.

Since time immemorial, workers around the globe have taken the day off to enjoy a specific entertainment release, be it for games, movies, or books. Numerous FromSoftware fans no doubt requested a sick day last fall when publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment delayed Elden Ring by a month, pushing the title out of January and into late February. And given the incredibly high praise the open-world title's received from critics, thus far, reason suggests those who put in for February 25 won't be the least bit disappointed.

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Earlier this week, Japanese studio Pocket Pair (via Kotaku) announced plans to give its employees an "Elden Holiday," meaning workers won't have to clock in on Friday, February 25 — Elden Ring's worldwide release date. Company leadership noted in a statement that it imagines staff members will have a difficult time focusing on work. Better still, Pocket Pair can skip the Monday workday as well, giving the crew a total of four days to explore The Lands Between in Elden Ring.

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